"The 43 with rail service, including Plano, Texas, and Tempe, Ariz., grew more than those without. Aurora, Colo., a Denver suburb, has a rail line and grew 2.24%. Westminster, Colo., another Denver suburb which has yet to have rail, grew only 1.75%" Read On

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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National: Full Bill Linked At Bottom
The Hill
The bicameral agreement on a new surface transportation bill was released early Thursday morning by the House Rules Committee...

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National: Bill More Like a Field Goal Than Touchdown
Transportation Nation
Now that the Transportation Bill conference committee has finally released a report (ongress has all of two days to pass it before the June 30th deadline on the…

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
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Blogosphere: Transit Riding Politicos Don't Support It
Atlantic Cities
Members of Congress have spent an inordinately large chunk of this legislative session hating on mass transit (and that's inordinate compared even to the amount of time they've spent hating on other widely beloved American assets such as women, the Census, light bulbs and Muppets)...

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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National: House Dems Will Support Compromise
The Hill
A Democratic member on the committee of lawmakers that negotiated a bicameral agreement on a new transportation bill said Wednesday that members of his party would support the emerging agreement...

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National: Boxer Calls Highway Bill a Victory
The Hill
The Democratic chairwoman of the committee of lawmakers that has conferenced on new…

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
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Blogosphere: I'm Not Cheering Transport Bill
Dallas Morning News
My inbox has been full all day long with triumphant news from the transportation advocacy groups - and not a few politicians - hailing the emergence of a compromise in the House on the long-awaited transportation bill. I'm not one of the celebrants...

Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues. It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news.
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International: Subway Work Unearths Ancient Road
AP
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago...

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DC: DDOT Seeks Streetcar Request for Information
DDOT
The District is seeking the industry's perspective and feedback for the 22 Mile Priority Streetcar System Project. This Request for Information is an inquiry…

Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
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Blogosphere: DC Explores Semi-Privatized Streetcar
Washington City Paper
Well, this could be a way to build a massive infrastructure project without busting the city's budget: The District Department of Transportation is asking for ideas on how to bring in private capital for a 22-mile chunk of the original 37-mile streetcar system, and build it over the next five to seven years...

Jeff Wood, Reconnecting America's New Media Director and Chief Cartographer, collects news stories and blog posts about transit and transit-oriented development from around the country and posts them at TheDirectTransfer.com. Jeff then takes the top 10 articles in each of five categories and sends that out as Other Side of the Tracks email newsletter. The content of that email is then posted here.